Greg, a student from Edison, has been on his feet since 10 on Saturday morning.

“You can’t sit down or anything, so you have to find ways to create new energy,” he told WCBS 880’s Monica Miller. “On the same floor that the nation knows as a place where terrible things happen.”

Students Hope Rutgers Dance Marathon Outshines Hoops Scandal

The Dance Marathon is a fundraiser for the Embrace Kids Foundation, an organization to help children with cancer and their families. Last year, participants raised about $450,000 and are on target to eclipse that total this year.

About a thousand students raised money for the event and 600 or so will be on their feet for 32 hours, dancing and doing what they can to stay on their feet.